Michael Alec Rose-Urstoff LIVE World Premiere-Nashville March 2008 Peter Sheppard Skaerved-Violin Aaron Shorr-Piano The composer writes: "Urstoff" was one of the many technical terms the young Primo Levi came to admire in his apprenticeship as a chemist and poet. In his memoir THE PERIODIC TABLE, Levi recalls his sense of wonder (searingly unironic, even in […]

Beethoven- C Major Trio Op 87 Peter Sheppard Skaerved, Hilaryjane Parker-Violins, Bridget Carey-Viola Live Performance-St Johns Smith Square, January 2002 In 1793, Beethoven was invited to write a trio for the three brothers Johann, Franz and Philipp Teimer. This was not a string trio but a novelty act, giving performances of especially written works for […]